Bow making fixture



Sept. 12, 19 50 H. E. MERTZ BOW MAKING FIXTURE Filed May 25, 1948 Iiy 7 INVENTOR.

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' Application May 25, 1948, Serial No."29,10 1

3 Claims. (01. 223-46) g 1 My invention relates toa fixture upon whic decorative ribbon is wound in order that a bow of the ribbon may be made.

An object of-the invention is to-providea simple and inexpensive fixture upon-which ribbon bows can be made such as are usedin florist A further object oftheinvention is to provide afixture upon which bows of substantially circulanshape may be made. a -Another object of the invention'is to provide a :fixture upon which bows of ribbon with loops of different lengths may be made. 1 l

Other objects-and manyof the attendant advantages of'theinvention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings Tin which like reference numerals designate parts throughout the figures thereof and wherein:

Figl1re 1 shows aside "view ofthe invention as a whole with a strand of ribbon in place before y ng.

Figure 2 is an end elevation bodyingtfthe invention. .Figure 3 shows a portion of the invention'in side view taken on,line.3-,-3,of Figure 2.

of the device em- Figure 4 shows the detail of'thebinding wire "30; 'Fi'gure-"5'shows the ribb'on hdl ding post s in in place-before tying. 1

folded condition.

Figure 6 shows a ribbon bow and binding wire as removed from the fixture.

Figure '7 shows a section of one of the arms with the ribbon holding pegs folded out of the way.

Referring in more detail to the drawings, in Figure 1, bracket In with screw holes II for securing the invention to a wall or bench supports swivel stud 2 the extension shaft 3 of which is rotatable at the pinned joint M. The shaft l3 has a cutaway slot L5 as shown in Figure 3 and is traversed by bolt I6 having knurled knob l1 and pinion l8. Pinion 8 drives racks t9 and of each of the curved arms 2| and 22 respectively.

Curved arms 2| and 22 are thusly adjustable cured to shaft |3 by pins 21, allowingthe pins 26 to be folded flat, as shown in Figure 5, so that the completed bow may be removed.

Curved -arms2| .and 22are rounded on their outer surfaces in order that a pleasing curved shape maybe imparted to the bow. Arms 2| and 22 are hinged at 28 and have spring detents 29, 29 to hold the arms in extended positions. 011 the inner sides of the arms 2| and 22, swivel hooks 30, 36 are arranged at suitablepositions so that additional loops of the ribbon 24 may be wound thereon when bows having several lengths of loops are desired. Swivel hooks 30 are seen in folded condition in Figure 7, turned in their sockets 3| in order that they do not unnecessarily impede the winding of the ribbon on the arms or through the posts 25, 26. v In Figures 4 and 6, wire 32 is shown as placed through the undercut post ZS and aroundthe ribbon, and as tied around the ribbon 24 in. a Completed bow.

In operation, the ribbon is supplied from a spool or other container and is secured under one ofthe clips 23 and wound around-the arms 2|, 22, while the device is rotated by hand at its connection l4. The ribbon; is made toassume all of the loops desired and a wire32 is slipped over thecenter of the loopsxand twisted or otherwise tied. The arms 2| and, 22-may be moved. together at the hinge28 and the ribbon iseasily of ribbon or the like, comprising a substantially straight longitudinal bar to be mounted upon a support, a transversebar mounted upon the longitudinal barnear the longitudinal centerof the longitudinal bar and extending upon opposite sides of the same, a pair of opposed curved arms hingedly connected with the'transverse bar and extending forwardly of the transverse barand generally longitudinally of the longitudinal bar, the forward ends of the arms being spaced apart and converging-and disposed forwardly of the free end of the longitudinal bar, the arms being spaced laterally substantially equidistantly of the longitudinal bar, the free end of the longitudinal bar being disposed near the longitudinal centers of the arms and in substantially the same planeas the arms, the arms being swing'able inwardly tobar and engaging between the upstanding elee 1 1 m y. 7

ments of the longitudinal bar, so that be readily secured together. V

2. A fixture for use in forming ornamental hows 15; of ribbon or the like, comprising a substantially straight longitudinal bar to be mountediuponaisupport, a transverse bar mounted upor the longitudinal bar near the longitudinal center oftli'e longitudinal bar and extending upon opposite sides of 'th'esame; a=pair of opposed curved arm hingedly connectedwi-th'tlie transverse; bar and extending forwardly of T the transverse bar" and generally longitudinally of the longitudinal' b'ar, thefiorwaardlends ofithe armistbeing spalced apart andconverging;andildisposed forwardly ofthedree end of theiorrgitudinar bar; the arm's being spaced laterallyfsubstantially;'equ-idistantly/ofithe Iongi+i tudinal bar; the "free-end 0f thee-longitudinal? bar being disposed: :near the. vlongitudinal-r centers-- of the armsandrin substantially:- the: same plane as the arms,..the arms.1being,swiyrgableinwardlmtoe ward each .otherand toward thex longitudinal .bar, the outer longitudinalisides of the arms being. transversely, rounded, .releasable means to hold the r their outermost spacedfipositions spaced upstanding-elements mounted. upon the. longitudinal bar near its free iorwardflend and proj ecting transversely, of. the bar, spaced cups-z standing pins connected witli a the curved arm s and'spacedlaterally inwardly of th'e'inne of the arms, and a clip elementmounted uponone curved arm' near its free end; thearrangenient being such that the -ribbon may begwounjd upon" the curvedarms-while' they arein their outermost;

positions for forminglong" bow loops; the ribbon also 1 passing about 1 the upstanding pins to ibr'm shortfbow loopsjbetween the long-loops gall of the loops converging "toward-the" free erid of the longitudinal bar and engaging between the upstanding elements sownt they maybe ead ly fee? 5 cured together, the clip element serving to hold one free end of the ribbon while the loops are being formed and secured together.

3. A fixture for use in forming ornamental bows of ribbon or the like, comprising a bracket to be secured to a support, a substantially straight longitudinal bar swivelly mounted upon the bracket for rotation on its longitudinal axis and extending forwardly oi the bracket and :havinga transverse openingnear its longitudinal center, transverse bars slidably mounted within the opening -.in superposed relation and extending upon opposite sides of the longitudinal bar, the transverse bars having slots arranged in registration, each slot being provided along the upper side edge with gear teeth, a pinion rotatably mounted upon the longitudinal :b'ar and extending into the slots and 1 engaging the gear teeth of the slots so that when the pinion is turned the transverse bars move longitudinally in opposite directions in unison, a pair of opposed curved arms-secured to the" outer ends of-the' transverseba-rs and extendingforward-lye! such bars and generally longitudinallyofthe-lon gitudin'al-bar, the"-curvedarms-beingspacedlaterally of the-longitudinal ban and extending for vi ardly"of the iree'forwarde'nd of such/"bar; the free end of the longitudinal bar being disposedrre'ar th'e longitudinalcenters=of"the"curved-arms, and spaced upstanding elements mounted u-pori the longitudinal bar near its free forward end f the arrangement being-sueh-tliat the ribborrmay 'be wound about the 'curved armswhile they-a/rein their outermost positions forforming a plurality' of bow l'oops: upon theaarins; the bow loops converging toward the freeend' of the long'itudinal bar: and engaging between the upstanding" ere:

ments of the longitudinal ban-so that the'y may be:

readilysecured'itogethert r HAEVEY EJMERTZI REFERENCES orsrsm The{fol-lowing references" are of record in the filo of tliis patent:

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